Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Toshiba Corporation, which is going hell for leather plugging its HD DVD high definition video standard ahead of the rival Blue-ray technology from Sony, has launched the world’s first notebook PC with an HD DVD-ROM drive.
The Qosmio G30, which will be available globally for around US$4000
from early May, is the latest in the line-up of Toshiba’s AV notebook
PC series. Along with playback of HD DVD content, the new Qosmio can
read and write to current DVD and CD discs, including DVD+/-R DL
(dual-layer) and DVD-RAM.
One of the key features of the Qosmio is its 17-inch diagonal
widescreen, full-HD liquid crystal display. The WUXGA display supports
1920 x 1200 pixel resolution and the ability to playback HD DVD
content at 1920 x 1080 pixel. Beyond this, the new Qosmio also
integrates an HDMI output in its external interface, allowing the PC to
be hooked up to an HD TV and to act as the video source for large-sized
TVs or home theatre projectors.
The slim-type 12.7mm-thick HD DVD-ROM drive achieves its thin form
factor through an optical system that requires only a single objective
lens to read HD DVD discs and to read and write to DVDs and CDs.
The Qosmio G30 also integrates a high quality Digital Video
Broadcasting TV tuner (DVB-T), meaning Qosmio owners can receive
standard or high definition digital television broadcasts with
widescreen 16:9 picture-quality, high-quality audio, a greater number
and choice of channels, and program guide channels. The Qosmio G30 also
provides a standard analogue tuner integrated for users not in areas
with digital coverage.
Mark Whittard, General Manager: Australia and New Zealand, Toshiba Pty
Limited Information Systems Division (ISD), says: “Opportunities to
enjoy high-definition content will only increase as broadband networks
expand and TV transitions to high definition digital broadcasts. As
consumers become acquainted with HD content on their computers, they
will also want it on their TVs. With Qosmio, we lead the PC industry in
innovation to meet this growing demand.
“The new Qosmio is the world’s first PC to support broadband, digital
broadcasting media, and HD DVD-ROM. We have made this step to promote
the early and fast penetration of the next generation DVD format.” he
said.
The Qosmio G30 will be available in Australia and New Zealand in late
May 2006 and will sell for about A$5,500, according to a Toshiba
spokesperson.
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